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No. 11/12 North Carolina will play its second of three straight home games against Nevada .

That is the best description I can give of the Tar Heels right now. I am a huge Heels fan, but it is really frustrating to watch a team as talented as they are play as soft as they do.

Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy analyzes what Saturday's buzz means to college basketball.

Roy Williams admits he's thrown a lot at his young North Carolina players to get them ready for the season.

While Fridaya TMs 87-71 loss to Syracuse was both staggering and humiliating for North Carolinaa TMs basketball team, the experience should provide the Tar Heels with a valuable measuring stick.

It's not entirely correct to say that Syracuse plays a zone. Saying the Orangemen "play a zone" implies they occasionally do something else.

Dexter Strickland is not only adjusting to the college game, but to a new position as well.

Adam Lucas on the win over Central. Nov. 12, 2009 Adam Lucas, Steve Kirschner and Matt Bowers will be at the Bull's Head Bookshop at the UNC Student Stores on Thursday at 3:30 discussing and signing copies of One Fantastic Ride .

North Carolina's Deon Thompson grabs an offensive rebound between Florida International's J.C. Otero and Marlon Bright in second-half action on Monday, November 9, 2009, at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

This is the one piece of advice Marcus Ginyard wishes someone had given him before his freshman year at North Carolina: "Coach Williams is right 100 percent of the time, no matter what," Ginyard said.

Marcus Ginyard, a veteran player surrounded by plenty of fresh faces, scored a game-best 17 points and fellow stalwart Deon Thompson added 13, as sixth-ranked North Carolina routed North Carolina Central, 89-42, at the Dean Smith Center.

People kept asking if I was going to the FIU- North Carolina opener. They'd ask why.

" The defending national champion North Carolina Tar Heels opened the 2009-10 season on Monday night with a 88-72 victory over Isiah Thomas' Florida International squad behind Deon Thompson's 20-point, 10-rebound effort.

The 28-win average over the past five seasons. The regular place in ACC contention.

The defending national champion North Carolina Tar Heels open the 2009-10 campaign against the Florida International Golden Panthers and new head coach Isiah Thomas in a Coaches vs.

Deon Thompson had 23 points and eight rebounds to help No. 6 North Carolina beat Belmont Abbey 107-59 on Friday night in its only exhibition game of the 2009-10 season.

PPG RPG APG Tyler Hansbrough 20.7 8.1 1.0 Ty Lawson 16.6 3.0 6.6 Wayne Ellington 15.8 4.9 2.6 Danny Green 13.1 4.7 2.7 Totals 66.2 20.7 12.9 Team averages 89.8 42.0 18.0 Key resources remaining PPG RPG APG Deon Thompson 10.6 5.7 0.7 Ed Davis 6.7 6.6 0.6 Marcus Ginyard* 6.9 4.5 2.2 Totals 24.2 16.8 3.5 Note : Averages for Ginyard, who was injured ...

The 2009-2010 NCAA basketball season could bring about a rejuvination of the battle on tobacco road.

Coach: Roy Williams . Last season's record: 34-4 overall, 13-3 in ACC . Postseason: Won NCAA title by beating Michigan State in championship game.

In a year which North Carolina won their second national title in five years, as well as Duke returning to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2006, the ACC this year is going to be once again buzzing with exciting players, outstanding freshman, and of course great coaches.